CLEVELAND, Ohio – With barely a fifth of the potential reviews for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in, the movie is shaping up to be pretty bad. However, one distinction the film will not have is being Michael Bay's worst directorial project.

As a producer, Bay has been the leading force behind the "TMNT" reboot, but the film is actually directed by Jonathan Liebesman. That removes it from the debate of what movie marks Bay's career low point.

Bay may be the most loathed movie director by critics in recent memory. He has directed 11 feature films and only two of them have more than a 50 percent approval rating on review website Rotten Tomatoes.

Here's a look at Bay's resume:

"Bad Boys" (1995) – 43 percent

"The Rock" (1996) – 66 percent

"Armageddon" (1998) – 39 percent

"Pearl Harbor" (2001) – 25 percent

"Bad Boys II" (2003) – 23 percent

"The Island" (2005) – 40 percent

"Transformers (2007) – 57 percent

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009) – 19 percent

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011) – 36 percent

"Pain & Gain" (2013) – 50 percent

"Transformers: Age of Extinction" (2014) – 18 percent

That's quite a list. Now, before we dig into which film is the worst of the bunch, it's worth pointing out that these movies have made Bay a lot of money. So there's that. Now, let's get on with the firing squad.

Since the most recent "Transformers" film has the lowest approval rating, let's start there: Which is the worst "Transformers" movie?

You can remove 2007's "Transformers" from the debate, because it's actually well done, at least by Bay standards. 2011's "Dark of the Moon" was also a clear upgrade over its predecessor, the super boring "Revenge of the Fallen."

The real question is whether "Revenge of the Fallen" is worse than this past June's "Age of Extinction." It's close, but the answer is yes. Down to the bottom of the list you go.

Next, you can rule out "The Rock" and the first "Bad Boys" film. Both have held up as solid action flicks. You can also rule out "Pain and Gain," which had enough comedy in it to earn halfway decent reviews.

However, the same can't be said for 2003's "Bad Boys II," which, despite having Will Smith and Martin Lawrence to carry it, had a plot that just didn't make any sense.

Now it's time to look at Ben Affleck's contributions to Bay's catalog. To put it bluntly -- "Pearl Harbor" is an awful movie that makes "Armageddon" look like "Citizen Kane." Also, I'm willing to admit that I'll watch "Armageddon" when it's on TV. If you're being honest with yourself, you'll admit it too.

You'll notice I have yet to mention "The Island." The movie does have a 40 percent approval rating (a high mark when it comes to Bay). Though, you'd be hard pressed to remember what it's about. It's easily Bay's most forgettable film, which benefits it in this discussion.

That brings the debate down to three movies: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "Bad Boys II" and "Pearl Harbor." It's hard to put "Bad Boys II" at the bottom of this list, because it does feature enough memorable moments from Smith and Lawrence to make it tolerable.

That leaves the second "Transformers" film versus "Pearl Harbor." I'll admit that "Revenge of the Fallen" has a stretch where I literally fell asleep in the theater. However, "Pearl Harbor" accomplished something very special.

The film, starring Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale, could have been the next "Titanic." It had the same formula: An historical event, a romance angle and the special effects. Yet, Bay went to great lengths to prove that he is no James Cameron.

You sat in the theater for what seemed like forever (It was probably about an hour) before the events of Pearl Harbor actually began. You were sidetracked by a lame story involving Cuba Gooding Jr. and insulted by historical inaccuracies your junior high-school history teacher would have ripped to shreds.

"Pearl Harbor" made $199 million at the box office, which is a big number, but far below "Revenge of the Fallen's" $402 million. "Pearl Harbor" ranks as Bay's sixth highest grossing film in terms of domestic box office. Yet, it should have been one of the biggest films of all time.

For those reasons and more, "Pearl Harbor" is, in my opinion, the worst Michael Bay film to date. It makes me afraid to face Mrs. Heeny, my seventh grade history teacher. She's unforgiving.

What's your choice as Bay's worse film? Tell us why you made your choice in the comments section.

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